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retrospec2017-06-01 01:41 pm
truedetective) wrote in retrospec2017-06-01 01:41 pm
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I reach out to the truth; text
It's no secret that what we've experienced over the past several months has been unnatural, to say the least. Things that shouldn't be possible have been occurring with regularity. Our memories have been changing, our physical bodies have been changing, the world has been changing, and sometimes it seems that though we are the only ones aware of it.
Upon observation and analysis, I have a theory-- rather, a hypothesis. I'm not entirely happy with it, because it seems ridiculous even to me. Yet it would seem to explain everything that is going on here. I've yet to encounter a piece of evidence that would disprove it... though I welcome any suggestions, because as I've said, I don't like the implications either.
Before we get to my hypothesis, let's examine the oddities we've faced.
1) Memory alteration, version 1. (Which may in fact be memory preservation.) We are the only ones aware of changes to the world and the prior state, such as the existence of horses.
2) Memory alteration, version 2. We have awakened to "hallucinomemories" of things that seem impossible, of lives we've never lived, of people we've never met. Often, these memories accompany us remembering skills and abilities that return fully and immediately-- such as a completely new set of languages spoken.
3) Physical changes. Eye color, hair color, even physical limbs changing to something new.
4) World changes. We all shrank, temporarily, while the rest of the world did not.
It is worth noting that these only ever apply to users on Retrospec. There doesn't seem to be any instance of non-Retrospec users encountering these; moreover, people who did not previously use Retrospec but who were given access to the app suddenly began experiencing these as well. For that reason, I believe Retrospec users are "awakened" of some kind. I don't know if that's the best term, I'm not a writer.
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But I digress. The point is this: I believe that this world is a simulation of some kind. We are inside some sort of vast computer program.
However, we are real people. I don't know whether our physical bodies are hooked up to some computer in "reality" or our minds were copied, but we existed elsewhere at some point. This is the reason for items 2 and 3: The "hallucinomemories" we've been having, the skills we've been relearning, the physical changes... these aren't invented. We're remembering our real selves, our prior lives. I'm sure of this much; I have personally remembered shared experiences with other "awakened" Retrospec users, with shared details that none of us had told the other.
This also explains items 4 and 1. As a simulation, the world and its parameters can be changed. It would be trivial to change our size, or to replace horses with chocobos.
Retrospec is the key to this, obviously. I do not yet know whether it is intrinsic to our being "awakened" or if it merely exists as a means for the simulation operators to keep tabs on us. But it, and the company behind it, do seem to be the masterminds.
Think about it: Isn't it odd that a social media company would limit its presence to a single city? Where are the nationwide Retrospec users, where are the international ones? Does that mean that this city alone is the simulator?
Again, I am aware that this seems far fetched. But this theory does seem to explain every question we've encountered, and I can't think of any data to disprove it. If you know of any information that might make this less likely, I eagerly await it.
I don't like the idea of being a data simulation any more than you all do. But I am resolved to find the truth, even if it's unpleasant.
-N
Upon observation and analysis, I have a theory-- rather, a hypothesis. I'm not entirely happy with it, because it seems ridiculous even to me. Yet it would seem to explain everything that is going on here. I've yet to encounter a piece of evidence that would disprove it... though I welcome any suggestions, because as I've said, I don't like the implications either.
Before we get to my hypothesis, let's examine the oddities we've faced.
1) Memory alteration, version 1. (Which may in fact be memory preservation.) We are the only ones aware of changes to the world and the prior state, such as the existence of horses.
2) Memory alteration, version 2. We have awakened to "hallucinomemories" of things that seem impossible, of lives we've never lived, of people we've never met. Often, these memories accompany us remembering skills and abilities that return fully and immediately-- such as a completely new set of languages spoken.
3) Physical changes. Eye color, hair color, even physical limbs changing to something new.
4) World changes. We all shrank, temporarily, while the rest of the world did not.
It is worth noting that these only ever apply to users on Retrospec. There doesn't seem to be any instance of non-Retrospec users encountering these; moreover, people who did not previously use Retrospec but who were given access to the app suddenly began experiencing these as well. For that reason, I believe Retrospec users are "awakened" of some kind. I don't know if that's the best term, I'm not a writer.
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But I digress. The point is this: I believe that this world is a simulation of some kind. We are inside some sort of vast computer program.
However, we are real people. I don't know whether our physical bodies are hooked up to some computer in "reality" or our minds were copied, but we existed elsewhere at some point. This is the reason for items 2 and 3: The "hallucinomemories" we've been having, the skills we've been relearning, the physical changes... these aren't invented. We're remembering our real selves, our prior lives. I'm sure of this much; I have personally remembered shared experiences with other "awakened" Retrospec users, with shared details that none of us had told the other.
This also explains items 4 and 1. As a simulation, the world and its parameters can be changed. It would be trivial to change our size, or to replace horses with chocobos.
Retrospec is the key to this, obviously. I do not yet know whether it is intrinsic to our being "awakened" or if it merely exists as a means for the simulation operators to keep tabs on us. But it, and the company behind it, do seem to be the masterminds.
Think about it: Isn't it odd that a social media company would limit its presence to a single city? Where are the nationwide Retrospec users, where are the international ones? Does that mean that this city alone is the simulator?
Again, I am aware that this seems far fetched. But this theory does seem to explain every question we've encountered, and I can't think of any data to disprove it. If you know of any information that might make this less likely, I eagerly await it.
I don't like the idea of being a data simulation any more than you all do. But I am resolved to find the truth, even if it's unpleasant.
-N
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There's a goal. It's not just "mess with us."
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No, I don't believe that's possible. They're the ones who are carrying it out.
I don't think they're patsies.
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Though I will admit that I'm suspicious as to why they'd be so obvious about it otherwise.
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That Jim-dude is as corporate-skills as a horse. If I wouldn't know any better I'd say he's some 5-chan troll wannabe, not some sort of executive who has a whole lot of high-tech and business wealth backing him.
We don't even know if it's always the same person making those posts or if they've made up some scapegoat persona.
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What if that's the point?
What if what's being tested is how people react to an obviously flawed reality?
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It's not impossible.
But what strikes me as odd is that people who aren't Awakened seem to not be mentally able to learn about it.
If you tell them what we experience they brush it off.
It's almost as though there's some kind of mental block.
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I felt like crying or hitting somebody with a chair when I kept trying and failing.
Could be hypnotism. Or they're in on the story.
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Some sort of hypnotism, I'd say... but that hardly seems sufficient to describe the totality of the control.
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How or why, I don't know.
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This sucks.